99 AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES Merger between the Coopérative Dauphinoise and Terre d’Alliances cleared The Autorité gave the green light to the merger of the two cooperatives, Coopérative Dauphinoise and Terre d’Alliances, subject to the divestiture of five facilities for cereal collection and control over future decisions concerning the garden centre networks. This last unprecedented commitment will ensure that after the transaction, consumers will have a choice of competing brands and therefore diversity in terms of price and service for their purchases of garden and pet products. COMPETITION ISSUES THE IMPLEMENTATION • In the garden centre retail distribution IDENTIFIED IN RHÔNE-ALPES OF REMEDIES sector, the two cooperatives undertook to REGION submit for prior approval by the Autorité To address these competition any strategic decision (for example, cer- Together the two cooperatives will bringconcerns, the parties proposed tain changes of brand) relating to one of around 9,700 cooperative members mainly commitments the stores in the catchment areas where located in the former Rhône-Alpes region.• As regards collection, they undertookthe business of the parties overlap. In the context of its investigation, the Autoritéto divest themselves of five facilities for identified risks that may harm competitioncereal, protein and oilseed crop collectionThis unprecedented commitment in the markets in cereal, protein and oilseed(four platforms and one silo). The sites(known as a "sunrise clause" because crop collection and retail distribution of garde-concerned are in Chamoux-sur-Gelon (73),of its deferred entry into force) enables ning, DIY, landscaping and pet products.Jons Saint-Georges (69), Saint-Romain-enthe Autorité to reconcile its task of pro- Gal (69), Veyrins (38) and Yenne (73).tecting economic public order with the interests of the parties. It ensures that Once these divestitures to a compe- the Autorité will be able to exercise its ting operator are completed, farmers control over any future strategic deci- in these areas will have an alternativesion that may affect the structure of for storing and selling their production.competition in the catchment area of the store in question. Decision 20-DCC-82 of 30 June 2020 ACTIVATING TRANSFORMATION